February 28, 1947★★★★★
February 28 Incident in Taiwan
An uprising against the Kuomintang administration in Taiwan is suppressed, killing thousands and ushering in the White Terror.
PoliticsWar· Taiwan
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Events this year
May 3, 1947★★★★★
Constitution of Japan takes effect
The postwar constitution makes the emperor a symbol of the state, and its Article 9 renounces war.
Politics· Japan
August 15, 1947★★★★★
Independence of India
British India is partitioned into the independent dominions of India and Pakistan, accompanied by mass migration and violence.
Politics· India, Pakistan, United Kingdom
November 29, 1947★★★★★
UN Partition Plan for Palestine
The UN General Assembly adopts Resolution 181, recommending the partition of Mandatory Palestine into a Jewish state and an Arab state.
PoliticsTreaty· Israel, Palestine
December 1947★★★★★
Invention of the transistor
John Bardeen, Walter Brattain and William Shockley at Bell Labs build the first working transistor, the foundation of modern electronics.
TechnologyScience· United States
Ongoing
1858 – 1947★★★★★
Beginning of the British Raj
After the 1857 rebellion, the Government of India Act transfers rule from the East India Company to the British Crown; the Mughal Empire formally ends.
Politics· India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, United Kingdom
December 19, 1946 – 1954★★★★★
First Indochina War
War between the Việt Minh and France breaks out in Hanoi and lasts until the Geneva Accords of 1954.
War· Vietnam, France, Laos, Cambodia